Protective sealing-label.



No. 764,653. PATENTED JULY 12, 1904. H. J WITTE.

PROTECTIVE SEALING LABEL.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.26,190&

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ATENT Fries.

HERMAN J. VITTE, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

PROTECTIVE SEALING-LABEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,653, dated July 12,19 04.

Application filed October 26, 1903. Serial No. 178,575. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN J. Wrrrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ProtectiveSealing-Labels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to closures for paper and other receptacles orpackages, and more especially to that type of seals designed as a fraudpreventive to protect sealed letters, messages, packages, or otherinclosed receptacles from being tampered with by unauthorized agencieswithout detection. 3

To this end the invention has primarily in view the provision of asimple, practical, and effective sealing-label designed to be readilyaffixed over the closure of the envelop, receptacle, or package andserving as protection against opening or tampering therewith. Incarrying out this object the invention contemplates a form of protectivesealing-label of an exceedingly simple and light construction, whichpossesses special utility as a paster for application over the scaledflap of an envelop or like receptacle. In this use of the invention thelabel lies perfectly fiat upon the surface of the receptacle and doesnot appreciably add to the weight thereof, while at the same time beingso constructed as to prevent the removal thereof by any of the knownways of removing gummed paper without leaving some trace of beingtampered with or entirely removed. In this connection the invention alsocontemplates a novel construction of label which in addition to beingreadily torn is also provided with means forbearingsecret or otheridentifying marks or names to reduce to a minimum the possibility ofunauthorized tampering without detection.

\Yith these and many other objects in view, which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the reverse or sealed sideof an ordinary envelop having applied thereto a protective sealing-labelembodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of one ofthe labels, showing the obverse side thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the adhesive or reverse face thereof.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention the label is constructed in any suitablemanner from a blank of paper or equivalent flexible material. Itessentially consists of a paster-body (designated in the drawings by thenumeral 1) of rectangular or other form. This paster-body is providedupon one side thereof with an adhesive face 2, consisting of a coatingof suitable adhesive material and providing attaching means for securelyand permanently affixing the label over the closure of the envelop,receptacle, or package in connection with which it may be employed forfraudpreventive purposes. The distinctive feature of the inventionresides in the peculiar construction thereof to guard against theremoval or substitution without detection. This distinctive featureresides in providing the paster-body with a central identification-space3 of rectangular or other shape and entirely surrounded by a perforatefield 4. This field 4 provides a readily-tearable section and to thisend is of a closely-perforated formation throughout. In the preferablerectangular form of the label the perforate field I necessarily assumesa rectangular form, and at the outer edge of the said field the pasterbody or blank is provided with a peripheral marginal sealing andreinforcing border 5. This peripheralmarginal border is entirelyimperforate throughout and is of a width usually not less thanone-sixteenth of an inch. It will thus be seen that the continuousperforate field I lies in the interval between imperforate portions orsections 3 and 5 of the body or blank, whereby such portions provide fora strong attachment of the paster body or blank to the envelop or otherreceptacle. In connection With the central blank or identification space3 it is to be observed that this portion of the body or blank provides aspace for receiving a serial number, private ini- ICO tials, name, orother identifying matter which could not readily be forged withoutdetection, and thus rendering a substitution of the entire label almostimpossible without some indication being exhibited of such substitution.It also constitutes the main sealing portion of the label.

The minor details, such as ornamentation of the label and relative sizeof the different portions thereof, may obviously be changed withoutaffecting the essential feature pointed out, as in all embodiments ofthe invention the objects already indicated are accomplished. Inconnection with the specific con struetion described it will be obviousthat it would be almost impossible to remove the label as an entiretywithout leaving some trace of the same being tampered with. An attemptin that direction would in nearly every case cause the perforate fieldor section 4 to tear or give way on account of the closely-perforatedformation thereof; but, on the other hand, if the label were entirelyremoved without damage thereto an attempt to replace the same wouldleave apparent indications of the removal and replacing. Also on accountof the peculiar construction of the label if an other of the samecharacter were substituted for the one removed the absence of theidentifying data or characters upon the central space 3 would indicatethe attempt at substitution, and even if the identifying data orcharacters were forged a proof of the forgery could usually be made,thereby indicating a substitution of a forged label'for the one removed.

The variety of uses to which the label can be placed are many; but it isobvious from the foregoing that the same possesses special utility as aprotective seal for the sealed flaps of an envelop, message, or likereceptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a sealinglabel comprising a flexiblepaster-body having an adhesive coating throughout the en tire area ofone face, and provided with a central extended imperforate portionconstituting the main sealing part to cover the parts to be sealed, andalso forming an identificationspace; said body being further providedwith a wide field of closely-perforated formation and entirelysurrounding said imperforate portion, and a narrow marginal imperforatestrip constituting a reinforcing-border for the perforated field andalso providing an extra sealing part for the paster-body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- HERMAN J. VVITTE.

W'itnesses:

MAURICE GOODMAN, R. B. ITTELsoN.

